For a long time we have contemplated visiting the area called ‘Sjusjoen’. Most people associate ‘the Sjusjoen area’ with ‘Lillehammer’, but the fact is that ‘Sjusjoen’ is part of the municipality of Ringsaker’. And in spite of all the beautiful nature we found, we can’t help being a bit disappointed! The weather was fair during our visit, but – the holiday cabins were built so close to each other that it might have been better to stay at home!
I don’t like to imagine what this place will look like in 10 years? One will possibly get an indication looking at the area around the Mesna lakes where holiday cabins have been built as close as houses in the suburban area of our cities! But – at home there is no livstock roaming the area as they please! But, OK, we’ll try to convey some impressions :Her et lite panoramabilde. Til høyre (utenfor bildet) ligger minst 250-300 hytter. Til venstre er det kanskje enda flere! Og hvis du tror det ligger snø opp mot toppen av åsen, så beklager jeg å måtte fortelle deg at det er en Caravan park!

Here a panorama shot. To the right of me (outside of the picture) lies at least 250-300 holiday cabins. To the left there are possibly that and more! And if you think there is snow towards the top of the hill, I have to disappoint you: It’s a Caravan Park!Men det er mer grantrær her enn hva det er i tettbebygget strøk rundt byene! Hvis de ikke hadde vært her, så ville man nok fort ha fått et noe annet inntrykk!

A panorama shot of ‘Lake Sjusjoen’. On the other side the infra structure has not yet beel laid out, thus there are no cabins at all, but you just wait . . .!
On the point to your left lies the Hotel Rustad where I spent the night.De lokale endene var like tamme som i en hvilken som helst dam i byens parker.
The local ducks were as tame as their sisters in the city parks!Et panoramabilde mot den andre siden av sjøen. Vi kan ane noen hytter øverst til høyre, men ellers er mye av dette myrland og dermed kanskje ikke så attraktivt å bygge ut?

A panorama shot towards the other side of the lake. We may se the outlines of a few cabins
towards the top of the hill, but otherwise this is mostly marsh land and possibly less attractive to develope.Det kan se litt øde ut på bildet, men – det er det altså ikke! Grantrærne skjuler mye!
It might look like a desolate place, but it’s not! The spruce will hide most anything!Det ser ganske ideelt ut? Men jeg er redd det dreier seg om en ubebygget tomt i midten?
It looks kind of ideal? But I’m afraid there is a vacant lot in the middle here?På dager som denne så er det kanskje ikke så viktig om man får en ørret eller ikke?

On days like this, perhaps there isn’t all that important whether you get a trout or not?Men man bør få med seg at høsten har sendt et lite forvarsel om sitt komme?
De gule bladene var faktisk ikke der igår!

But you need to observe that that fall has sent an alert of its arrival? Those yellow leaves wasn’t there yesterday!Det er ettermiddag og det begynner å bli en anelse disig.
It’s afternoon and the sun starts to get a bit hazy.Og dermed var enda en dag over. Imorgen er det start kl 06.00!
And then another day ended. Tomorrow there’ll be an early 06-start!
(Compliments of SRB)